Appointments

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Augustine P. Mahigaof the United Republic of Tanzania as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS). Mr. Mahiga replaces Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah ( Mauritania) who has served in the position from September 2007.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Youssef Mahmoud of Tunisia as his Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad, effective from 1 June 2010.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pleased to announce the appointment of Mari Yamashita as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Tokyo, Japan. She will assume her new duties in mid-July.

The Secretary-General would like to thank the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, who has accepted his invitation to become Co-Chair of the High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing with immediate effect.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Lisa M. Buttenheim of the United States as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). She brings to the position extensive experience with the United Nations in the political and peacekeeping areas.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to succeed Yvo de Boer. The appointment has been made after consultations with the Conference of Parties through its Bureau. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. de Boer for his dedicated service and tireless efforts on behalf of the climate change agenda.

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Desmond Parker of Trinidad and Tobago as Chief of Protocol, effective from 1 April 2010.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Partnerships Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Ms. Kaag will replace Bruce Jenks, who has retired from service after a long and distinguished career with UNDP.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Heraldo Muñoz of Chile as Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced today the appointment of Ivan Šimonovic as Assistant Secretary-General to head the New York Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).